K-Rod due in court Wednesday for another arraignment
Mets' closer Francisco Rodriguez leaves Queens Criminal Court after being charged with assault on his fiancee's father last month. (Aug. 12, 2010) Credit: Patrick E. McCarthy
Francisco Rodriguez is expected back in Queens Criminal Court Wednesday morning for another arraignment, this time on a criminal contempt charge for allegedly violating his restraining order by sending 56 text messages to his fiancee. It is a Class A misdemeanor that carries a maximum one-year jail term.
The Mets closer already is facing third-degree assault and second-degree harassment charges, which also carry a year in jail if convicted. Police say Rodriguez attacked Carlos Pena, the 53-year-old father of his fiancee, Daian Pena, at the Citi Field family room after a game on Aug. 11.
Rodriguez is currently rehabbing a torn ligament in his right thumb, an injury the Mets contend occurred in the fight. His next scheduled court appearance is Oct. 7.
